January 2017 Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, Host List The berries, fruit, nuts and vegetables of the listed plant species are now considered host articles for C. capitata. Unless proven otherwise, all cultivars, varieties, and hybrids of the plant species listed herein are considered suitable hosts of C. capitata. Scientific Name Common Name Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret Pineapple guava Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd Bushman's poison Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Schweinf. Arrow poison tree Actinidia chinensis Planch Golden kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C. F. Liang & A. R. Ferguson Kiwifruit Anacardium occidentale L. Cashew1 Annona cherimola Mill. Cherimoya Annona muricata L. Soursop Annona reticulata L. Custard apple Annona senegalensis Pers. Wild custard apple Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. Sackingtree Antidesma venosum E. Mey. ex Tul. Tassel berry Arbutus unedo L. Strawberry tree Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr. Sugar palm Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels Argantree Artabotrys monteiroae Oliv. N/A Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg Breadfruit Averrhoa bilimbi L. Bilimbi Averrhoa carambola L. Starfruit Azima tetracantha Lam. N/A Berberis holstii Engl. N/A Blighia sapida K. D. Koenig Akee Bourreria petiolaris (Lam.) Thulin N/A Brucea antidysenterica J. F. Mill N/A Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. Jelly palm, coco palm Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth Golden spoon Calophyllum inophyllum L. Alexandrian laurel Calophyllum tacamahaca Willd. N/A Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton Sodom’s apple milkweed Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson Ylang-ylang Capparicordis crotonoides (Kunth) Iltis & Cornejo N/A Capparis sandwichiana DC. Puapilo Capparis sepiaria L. N/A Capparis spinosa L. Caperbush Capsicum annuum L. Sweet pepper Capsicum baccatum L. Barpeppar Capsicum chinense Jacq. Bonnet pepper Capsicum frutescens L. Bird pepper Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav. Apple chile Carica papaya L. Papaya Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. Ex Brenan Hedgethorn, Carissa carandas L. Bengal currants Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A. DC. Natal plum Carissa spinarum L. Carandas plum Carissa tetramera Stapf N/A Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Pecan1 Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex. White sapote Celtis tala Gillies ex Planch. Tala Cestrum nocturnum L. Lady of the night Chrysobalanus icaco L. Coco plum Chrysophyllum cainito L. Star apple Chrysophyllum gonocarpum (Mart. & Eichler) Engl. N/A Chrysophyllum oliviforme L. Wild star apple Chrysophyllum viridifolium J. M. Wood & Franks N/A Citharexylum myrianthum Cham. N/A Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands Calamondin Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle Sour lime Citrus aurantium L. Sour orange Citrus deliciosa Ten. Mediterranean mandarin Citrus jambhiri Lush. Rough lemon Citrus latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka Persian lime Citrus limetta Risso Sweet lemon Citrus limettioides Tanaka Palestine sweet lemon Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Lemon2 Citrus limonia Osbeck Canton lemon Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Pummelo Citrus medica L. Citron Citrus meyeri Yu. Tanaka Meyer lemon Citrus myrtifolia Raf. Myrtle-leaf orange Citrus nobilis Lour. King orange Citrus paradisi Macfad. Grapefruit Citrus reshni hort. ex Tanaka Cleopatra mandarin Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarin Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Orange Citrus xtangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore Tangelo Citrus unshiu Marcow. Satsuma mandarin Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. Horsewood Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels Wampi Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Ivy gourd Coccinia microphylla Gilg N/A Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L. Sea grape Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner Robusta coffee Coffea liberica W. Bull ex Hiern Liberian coffee Cola natalensis Oliv. N/A Corallocarpus ellipticus Chiov. N/A Cordia sp. N/A Corynocarpus laevigatus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. Karakatrad Crataegus azarolus L. Azarole Crataegus gracilior J. B. Phipps N/A Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Hedgehog cucumber Cucurbitella asperata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. N/A Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad. Lady's slipper Cydonia oblonga Mill. Quince Dimocarpus longan Lour. Longan Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White N/A Diospyros decandra Lour. Chan in Diospyros ebenum J. Koenig Ceylon ebony Diospyros kaki Thunb. Japanese persimmon Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC. N/A Diospyros pallens (Thunb.) F. White N/A Diospyros pubescens Pers. N/A Diospyros virginiana L. American persimmon Dovyalis caffra (Hook. f. & Harv.) Sim. Kei apple Dovyalis hebecarpa (Gardner) Warb. Ceylon gooseberry Drypetes floribunda (Müll. Arg.) Hutch. N/A Drypetes gerrardii Hutch. N/A Drypetes natalensis (Harv.) Hutch. N/A Ehretia cymosa Thonn. N/A Ekebergia capensis Sparrm. Cape ash Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes.) Loes N/A Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T. D. Penn. N/A Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Loquat Euclea divinorum Hiern N/A Eugenia brasiliensis Lam. Brazil cherry Eugenia involucrata DC. Cherry of the Rio Grande Eugenia pyriformis Cambess. Uvaia Eugenia uniflora L. Surinam cherry Ficus carica L. Fig Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites ex Hook. f. N/A Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Governor's plum Flagellaria guineensis Schumach. N/A Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle N/A Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle Round kumquat Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle Oval kumquat Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray California buckthorn Garcinia brasiliensis Mart. N/A Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson African mangosteen Garcinia mangostana L. Mangosteen Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. Sour mangosteen Geoffroea decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart Chañar Grewia trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich. N/A Guettarda speciosa L. Sea randa Hancornia speciosa Gomes Mangaba Harpephyllum caffrum Bernh. ex C. Krauss Kaffir date Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. N/A Hexachlamys edulis (O. Berg) Kausel & D. Legrand Cereja do Rio Grande Inga feuilleei DC. Pacae Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd. N/A Inga sellowiana Benth. N/A Juglans australis Griseb. Argentine walnut1 Juglans hindsii (Jeps.) R. E. Sm. Hind's black walnut1 Juglans neotropica Diels Andean walnut1 Juglans nigra L. Black walnut1 Juglans regia L. English walnut1 Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. Bottle gourd Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus Hiern N/A Latania loddigesii Mart. Blue latan Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch Oiti Litchi chinensis Sonn. Litchi Ludia mauritiana J. F. Gmel. N/A Lycium europaeum L. Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum Miers African boxthorn Lycium subglubosum L. N/A Malpighia emarginata DC. Barbados cherry Malpighia glabra L. Acerola Malus floribunda Siebold ex Van Houtte Japanese crab apple Malus pumila Mill. Paradise apple Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. Crab apple Mangifera indica L. Mango Manilkara butugi Chiov. N/A Manilkara jaimiqui (C. Wright) Dubard Wild sapodilla Manilkara sansibarensis (Engl.) Dubard N/A Manilkara sulcata (Engl.) Dubard N/A Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Sapote Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl. South American sapote Mespilus germanica L. Medlar Mimusops bagshawei S. Moore N/A Mimusops caffra E. Mey. ex A. DC. Coastal red milkwood Mimusops elengi L. Medlar Mimusops kirkii Baker N/A Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A. DC. N/A Mimusops obtusifolia Lam. N/A Mimusops zeyheri Sond. Transvaal red milkwood Momordica charantia L. Balsam apple Monodora grandidieri Baill. N/A Morus alba L. White mulberry Morus nigra L. Black mulberry Morus rubra L. Red mulberry Mouriri elliptica Mart. N/A Muntingia calabura L. Calabur tree Murraya exotica L. Chinese boxwood Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack Mock orange Musa acuminata Colla Banana3 Musa x paradisiaca L. French plantain3 Myrcianthes pungens (O. Berg) D. Legrand Guabiju Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv. N/A Noronhia emarginata (Lam.) Thouars Chinese plum Ochrosia elliptica Labill. Scarlet wedge-apple Olea europaea L. Wild olive Olea woodiana Knobl. N/A Opilia amentacea Roxb. N/A Opuntia spp. Tuna, prickly-pear Oxyanthus zanguebaricus (Hiern) Bridson N/A Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) Seem. Candletree Passiflora alata Curtis Wingstem passionflower Passiflora caerulea L. Blue passionflower Passiflora edulis Sims Common passionflower Passiflora foetida L. Love-in-a-mist passionflower Passiflora ligularis Juss. Sweet granadilla Passiflora suberosa L. Cork passionflower Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir. Banana passionflower Pentarhopalopilia umbellulata (Baill.) Hiepko N/A Peponium mackenii (Naudin) Engl. N/A Pereskia aculeata Mill. Barbados gooseberry Persea americana Mill. Avocado4 Phoenix dactylifera L. Date Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels Gooseberry tree Physalis peruviana L. Cape gooseberry Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Blackbead Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel Jaboticaba Podocarpus elongatus (Aiton) L'Her. ex Pers. Breede River yellowwood Polysphaeria parvifolia Hiern N/A Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. Hardy orange Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk. Caimito Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni Canistel Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Lucmo Pouteria ramiflora (Mart.) Radlk. N/A Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn Mammee sapote Pouteria viridis (Pittier) Cronquist Injerto Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman African cherry Prunus americana Marshall American plum Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot Prunus avium (L.) L. Sweet cherry Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Cherry plum Prunus cerasus L. Dwarf cherry Prunus domestica L. Wild plum Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb Almond1 Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Hollyleaf cherry Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. Japanese apricot Prunus persica